Philosophy of Posthuman Art: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner Publishes New Book
September 6, 2022
JCU Philosophy professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently published a new book called Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe Ag, 2022).
September 6, 2022
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Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited as Guest Speaker to Zayed University in the UAE
September 5, 2022
On August 29 and 30, 2022, JCU History Professor Fabrizio Conti, was invited by Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates to give two research talks.
September 5, 2022
JCU Hosts International Symposium on Professor Sorgner’s Latest Book
April 28, 2022
On March 31, JCU’s Guarini Institute for Public Affairs hosted an international symposium on Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s new book We Have Always Been Cyborgs (Bristol University Press, 2022).
April 28, 2022
InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU
April 26, 2022
Founded in 2005 by JCU professors Brunella Antomarini, Berenice Cocciolillo, and Rosa Filardi, the InVerse festival has become a forum where the JCU community and guests can listen to a variety of voices in contemporary Italian poetry, which is also read in English translation.
April 26, 2022
On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”
January 26, 2022
JCU Philosophy Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently had a special issue of the journal “Deliberatio” solely dedicated to his book, On Transhumanism, which will be available in print beginning March (Penn State University Press, 2020). Deliberatio is a new journal dedicated to cutting-edge topics in philosophy.
January 26, 2022
Princeton Professor Patrick Geary Shares HistoGenes Research
November 18, 2021
The JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Study with the support of the Department of History and Humanities welcomed Patrick Geary, Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton, for a lecture titled “The new interdisciplinary history: Studying Barbarian migrations through genomic data.”
November 18, 2021
JCU Welcomes Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a Talk on the Mediterranean
November 4, 2021
John Cabot University's Department of History and Humanities welcomed Distinguished Research Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a lecture called “The Mediterranean: A Sea of Encounters,” on October 26, 2021.
November 4, 2021
Professor Fabrizio Conti Presents Paper at the “From Logos to Person” Conference
October 18, 2021
Professor Fabrizio Conti presented a paper at the 5th Interdisciplinary Conference "From Logos to Person" held at the Polis Institute of Languages and Humanities in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 7, 2021.
October 18, 2021
Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti
September 23, 2021
Professor Antonella Salvatore welcomed History Professor Fabrizio Conti to her marketing course to discuss ““Fashion” through History and a Humanistic Approach.”
September 23, 2021
Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić
September 16, 2021
Born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, Classics Professor Danica Pušić teaches Latin and Ancient Greek at JCU. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and she is also the official translator and interpreter at the Rome Criminal Tribunal (Italian – Serbo-Croatian; Serbo-Croatian – Italian).
September 16, 2021
Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis
September 3, 2021
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to a German mother and an American father, Stephanie Haigis is a History major and one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship.
September 3, 2021
Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler
September 1, 2021
Originally from Bremen, Germany, Professor Jens Koehler holds a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Munich. Since the early 1990s, he worked as senior researcher for the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. Professor Koehler has been teaching in JCU’s Art History Department since 2003.
September 1, 2021
Classics, the Best of its Kind: Professor Thomas Govero
July 5, 2021
Classics Professor Thomas Govero has taught at the high school and college level for over twenty years. He has taught classics at John Cabot University since 2003.
July 5, 2021
Professor Sorgner to Participate in International Conferences on Transhumanism
May 7, 2021
Following the publication of his latest book "On Transhumanism" (Penn State University Press, 2020), JCU Philosophy Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner has been invited to several events and initiatives.
May 7, 2021
Department of History and Humanities Sponsors Two-Day Event on Roman Magic
March 30, 2021
Professor Fabrizio Conti organized a two-day online event sponsored by the Department of History and Humanities called “Researching and Publishing Roman Magic: How an Academic Peer-Reviewed Volume Takes Shape,” held on March 13 and 20, 2021.
March 30, 2021
Student Demetrio Iannone Admitted to Ph.D. Program in History at CUNY
March 26, 2021
Demetrio Iannone is a double major in International Affairs and History. He was recently accepted to CUNY, The City University of New York, for a Ph.D. in History with a full scholarship plus stipend.
March 26, 2021
John Cabot University Announces 6th Posthuman Studies Workshop
March 2, 2021
On the 70th anniversary of Transhumanism, John Cabot University is happy to announce the 6th JCU Posthuman Studies Workshop, which will be developed in two sections, held on March 6 and November 6, 2021.
March 2, 2021
The Question of Truth: JCU Hosts 5th Posthuman Studies Workshop
January 15, 2021
John Cabot University’s History and Humanities Department hosted the 5th JCU Posthuman Studies Workshop, dedicated to the topic “Truth, Relativism and the Posthuman Paradigm Shift,” on Saturday November 28, 2020.
January 15, 2021
Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner Publishes New Book On Transhumanism
January 13, 2021
JCU Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner published a new book titled On Transhumanism (Penn State University Press, 2020), intended both for students of posthumanist philosophy and for general audiences interested in learning about the transhumanist movement.
January 13, 2021
Professor Fabrizio Conti to Direct Summer School on Witchcraft at Central European University
December 15, 2020
Professor Fabrizio Conti will direct a summer school on ‘Witchcraft Across Classical, Medieval, and Early-Modern Cultures in Europe,’ which will be held at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, in July 2021.
December 15, 2020
